By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer Because of money received decades ago from a now-inactive federal urban parks program, any recreation space lost due to the construction of the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) in Jackson Park — in this case, some baseball diamonds on the site of the under-construction track and field next to the designated […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer After five years in operation and 15 million rides, Divvy, Chicago’s bike-sharing service, has been the subject of recent controversy. The Chicago Tribune reports that the program is upgrading its docks to which customers return the blue bikes after using them in order to avoid harsh fines after a spate […]
Submitted By MONTGOMERY PLACE Last Thursday, Aug. 23, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Commissioner Debra Shore addressed a group of prospective and current residents about the pressing need for innovative problem-solving to manage the area’s fresh water resources during a special event at Montgomery Place. She also shared information about how MWRD […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer At a vigil Thursday evening, mourners released blue and red balloons, lit candles and questioned why Armani Harris, a Kenwood Academy graduate, was shot and killed earlier that morning on the Midway Plaisance. Harris, 25, was driving westbound when a suspect pulled beside him at the intersection of Midway Plaisance […]
By Wendell Hutson Contributing Writer When Sharon Carney is not running her family-owned business, Carney Cleaning Services, she is assisting the homeless getting off Hyde Park streets. The 45-year-old wife, mother and grandmother has lived in Hyde Park for more than 40 years and said she has always enjoyed helping people. As a little girl, […]
By GABRIELLA CRUZ-MARTÍNEZ Contributing Writer Dyett High School for the Arts, 555 E. 51st St., opened its doors for the third consecutive year to accommodate Ald. Sophia King’s Fourth Ward Shred-a-Thon and the 27th Annual Health and Housing Fair on August 25. Throughout the morning, students grades from kindergarten to eightgh grade received free back-to-school […]
By GABRIELLA CRUZ-MARTÍNEZ Contributing Writer Every Kozminski Elementary School student received free school supplies and uniforms for the 2018 to 2019 school year thanks to a generous $15,000 donation from T-Mobile. The school administration celebrated the donation with a “Back-To-School Bash” in partnership with T-Mobile, Tutoring Chicago and other local organizations on Aug. 23 at […]
By GABRIELLA CRUZ-MARTÍNEZ Contributing Writer The Hyde Park – Kenwood Community Action Council (HPKCAC) voted to submit a letter (see Letter to the Editor, page 4) to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) seeking specific information about the physical state of the school buildings and other concerns in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods, during the council’s […]
By GABRIELLA CRUZ-MARTÍNEZ Contributing Writer Students from the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club summer program came together to create a music video aiming to raise awareness about gun violence in honor of fellow HPNC junior counselor Jeremiah Kimble, who was tragically shot earlier this summer while on his way to work. The 17-year-old, described as a […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer The Chicago Park District is installing signs and trail graphics like painted bicycle outlines or the word “Look” along the newly separated paths of the Lakefront Trail in Hyde Park and Kenwood, seeking to mitigate the potential for injuries resulting from pedestrians and bicyclists accidentally entering each other’s rights-of-way. Hyde […]